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Buhari's 60th Independence Speech
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By Dirisu Yakubu
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Thursday, described President Muhammadu Buhari’s independence anniversary speech as a slap on the sensibilities of Nigerians, particularly his justification of his administration’s increment of the pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit, also known as fuel.
President Buhari had in his broadcast pointed out a number of oil producing countries including Saudi Arabia, Ghana, Egypt and Niger Republic where the price of fuel is higher than in Nigeria, and concluded by saying that “sustaining the level of petroleum prices is no longer possible.”
In its reaction, the PDP, in a statement signed by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan called on President Buhari to “wake up to reality and take demonstrable urgent steps that will address the divisive tendencies and poor economic policies of his administration, which are fast decimating our dear nation under his watch.”
According to the party, “President Buhari’s attempt to justify the increase of fuel price in Nigeria by comparing it to the N168 per litre cost in Saudi Arabia is a morbid joke,” adding that “the minimum wage in Saudi Arabia is N305,113 (3000 Saudi Riyals), ten times higher than our paltry N30,000 which is largely unimplemented in Nigeria.”
The statement further read: “Is Mr. President not aware that, on the average, a person working in Saudi Arabia earns around 4,230SAR (N430, 267) to 16,700 SAR (N1, 698,693) per month?
“Our party charges Mr. President to always check his books before making such offensive comparisons including the price in Egypt where monthly average earning is around N222, 841 (9,200 EGP) against our N30,000.
“In comparing our costs with other countries such as Ghana, Chad and Niger where purchasing powers of citizens are much more higher, did Mr. President reflect on the cost of house rent, education, healthcare and average dependence on fuel for daily survival by ordinary citizens as obtainable in Nigeria?
“If the flawed assertions as evident in Mr. President’s speech are a direct reflection of how policies are formulated in his administration, then one needs not wonder why our economy is in doldrums.
“Indeed, it is imperative to state that if the Buhari administration had summoned the competence and honesty to continue the programs already laid by previous administrations under our party to revive our refineries and provide infrastructural backbone for our productive sector, fuel price will not be more than N100 per litre, in addition to the gains from by-product from crude oil.
“The PDP therefore urges Mr. President to engender harmony and productivity by allowing for more robust discourse that will lead to affordable prices for fuel and other essential commodities in our country.”
The major opposition party in the country also flayed the togetherness theme of the President’s speech, describing the allusion as a mere rhetoric.
“Our party also holds as ludicrous that President Buhari is hyping his ‘better together’ theme when the administration he heads, runs on nepotism, disregard for rule of law, human right abuses, corruption, political intolerance, suppression of free speech and aggression towards dissenting voices.
“We urge Mr. President to end his rhetoric and take practical steps to entrench the culture of rule of law and strengthen harmonious living through inclusiveness, equity in wealth distribution and equal access to opportunities for all Nigerians irrespective of creed, class, and ethnicity.
“Furthermore, credible elections are essential to harmonious living. Our party therefore restates our commendation to Mr. President for his new found commitment to non-interference in elections leading to conduct of free, fair and credible governorship election in Edo State on September 19.
“We urge President Buhari to toe the line of the Edo election in the October 10 Ondo governorship election so as to consolidate the legacy of free and fair election under his watch.
“Additionally, Mr. President should exert himself on rebuilding our economy by ending his borrowing spree and focusing on our productive capacity instead of his endless lamentation over his failures.
“Moreover, security is pivotal to our economic revival. The unceasing acts of insurgency, banditry and kidnapping in the last five years have wrecked our nation’s productivity and threatened her corporate existence.
“It is therefore worrisome that Mr. President’s speech did not address the call on him by Nigerians demanding that he rejigs his security architecture to inject new blood that will effectively confront our security challenges.
“Our party restates our belief in the potentials of our nation and urges Mr. President to seek help by engaging more competent hands to assist in handling the affairs of our nation,” it further noted.
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“I Made Agboola Most Powerful, Highest Paid Dep Gov, Yet…..” —Akeredolu
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Ondo state Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu today said statistic has shown that his estranged Deputy, Hon Agboola Ajayi, the most powerful and highest paid deputy governor in Nigeria, but he betrayed his trust in him.

Agboola had dumped the ruling APC and joined the PDP to contest the governorship primary but defected to the ZLP after losing the PDP ticket yo Eyitayo Jegede.

Agboola also survived impeachment plot from the Ondo state House of Assembly.

Speaking on a radio independence day yoruba programme in Akure and monitored by SUNSHINETRUTH, Akeredolu disclosed that no Deputy Governor except Agboola is going home with N13million every month as security vote, salary and other allowances.

The governor insisted that Agboola who is the ZLP governorship candidate would regret all his actions when he gets defeated on October 10.

On what led to disagreement between him and his deputy, Akeredolu said he made Agboola comfortable and he could not understand why he was so desperate to unseat him.

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Ondo Govt’ll Give Urgent Attention To Collapsed Ala Bridge —Ajipe
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Ondo Govt’ll give urgent attention to collapsed Ala bridge —Ajipe

The convener of IBI GIGA AMBASSADORS CHIEF Alex Ajipe has assured the residents of Ologede/Eyin Ala community in Akure, the Ondo state capital of government urgent intervention reconstructing the collapsed Ala bridge which was washed away by flood as a result of a recent downpours.

Ajipe who was accompanied to the scene by IBI GIGA AMBASSADORS team, sympathized with the residents of Ologede Landlord Association over the unfortunate incident and expressed concern on how the bridge linking Ologede / Eyin Ala, and Leo Street together was completely washed away thereby making life more difficult to residents of the area.

Ala Bridge is the only bridge linking residents of Ologede and Eyin Ala to Leo area of Akure.

Ajipe who is also the CEO of Klick Konnect Networks, immediately put a call across to the Hon. Commissioner for works and his permanent secretary to brief them about the bridge at the presence of the landlord association where it was confirmed that the bridge has been awarded.

”I ‘m shocked at the level of damaged cause by this flood which resulted to the collapsed of this bridge.

”this is the only road that linked Ologede, Eyin Ala to other areas like Leo, High school with over 1000 houses

”this is a serious problem and that’s why I put a call across to the Hon. Commissioner for works and the permanent secretary and they both assure me that the bridge has been awarded and work will start here very soon but I will also take it up.

“I won’t relent until this bridge is completed. thank God we have a listening and hard working Governor whom am very confident he will do something urgently,” Ajipe added.

Speaking to newsmen at the scene, one of the landlord in the area Mr Akinbami Akinsiji said the community has spend a lot in constructing the bridge at many occasions but still, they are yet to find solutions to it because anytime rain fall, it will be washed away.

He thanked chief Ajipe for coming to their aid and also beg him not to relent in his efforts to make sure the bridge is attended to on time because if not done on time, it may cut off the whole area completely.

He also said the visit by chief Ajipe has rekindle their hope because of several letters they have written to the government without any positive result.

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List Of BBN Results From Week One Released By Multi Choice
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These are the consolidated weekly Voting results from the 5th edition of Big Brother Nigeria.
Round 1:
Laycon - 24,28%
Erica – 15,60%
Nengi - 10,62%
Dorathy – 9,30%
Ozo – 8,84%
Kiddwaya - 6,33%
Neo - 3,76%
Brighto - 3,52%
Wathoni – 2,93%
Vee – 2,47%
TolaniBaj – 1,84%
Tochi – 1,82%
Kaisha – 1,63%
Trikytee - 1,61%
Lilo – 1,52%
Eric - 1,37%
Praise - 1,28%
Ka3na – 1,28%
Round 2:
Laycon – 26,55%
Erica – 16,20%
Nengi – 12,73%
Kiddwaya – 5,98%
Prince – 5,54%
Brighto – 4,20%
Lucy – 4,08%
Neo – 3,67%
Tolanibaj – 3,30%
Vee – 3,28%
Praise – 2,99%
Wathoni – 2,76%
Kaisha – 2,41%
Trikytee – 2,29%
Tochi – 2,11%
Eric – 1,91%
Round 3:
Laycon – 27,36%
Nengi – 12,05%
Dorathy – 10,89%
Ozo – 8,09%
Lucy – 7,71%
Prince – 4,97%
Praise – 4,18%
Vee – 3,89%
Tolanibaj – 3,77%
Brighto – 3,76%
Kaisha – 3,48%
Trikytee – 3,47%
Wathoni – 3,25%
Neo - 3,13%
Round 4:
Laycon – 25,06%
Erica – 17,28%
Nengi – 10,69%
Dorathy – 8,48%
Neo – 7,31%
Ozo – 6,79%
Lucy – 5,42%
Brighto – 3,86%
Prince – 3,84%
Trikytee – 3,58%
Wathoni – 3,25%
Vee – 2,79%
Praise – 1,65%
Round 5:
Laycon – 24,97%
Erica – 16,09%
Trikytee – 8,80%
Dorathy – 8,54%
Vee – 8,03%
Prince – 7,64%
Neo – 6,90%
Kiddwaya – 5,62%
Lucy – 4,41%
Wathoni – 3,57%
Tolanibaj – 2,75%
Brighto – 2,64%
Round 6:
Laycon – 41,41%
Kiddwaya – 16,20%
Nengi – 13,31%
Trikytee – 11,19%
Vee – 9,76%
Lucy – 8,12%
Round 7:
Ozo – 27,97%
Dorathy – 26,58%
Kiddwaya – 24,92%
Prince – 20,53%
Round 8:
Laycon – 50,11
Dorathy – 26,68%
Ozo – 19,11%
Trikytee – 4,10%
Round 9:
Laycon – 60,00%
Dorathy – 21,85%
Nengi – 15,03%
Neo – 1,94%
Vee – 1,18%
Thank you for all the support and Votes cast this season!
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Actress Nkechi Blessing, Blesses Sister
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Days after buying her mom a car, Actress Nkechi Blessing blesses sister with car gift

by Franklyn Olatunjiabout 20 hours ago

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Scroll to ContinueNigerian actress and entrepreneur, Nkechi Blessing has blessed her sister, 
Nigerian actress and entrepreneur, Nkechi Blessing has blessed her sister, Jeniffer Ijeoma with a car as she marks her 21st birthday.

This coming barely a week after the popular actress gifted her mother a car too.

Her sister, Ijeoma took to Instagram to shower praises on her sister for making her day a memorable one with the car gift.

Ijeoma wrote: â€œI am in shock @nkechiblessingsunday sisterrrrrrrrrrr *no words* thank you so much”.Responding to Jennifer’s appreciation note, the actress shared a video of the car gift on her verified Instagram page while noting that family comes first in all endeavorsIn her words: “Thank you for being the best kid sister ever 21 Never looked better my own investment #familyfirst.”

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Flaws In Buhari’s Independence Day Speech By Ondo Lawyer
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Flaws in Buhari’s Independence Day Speech by Ondo lawyer

NIGERIA @ 60: MOTION WITHOUT MOVEMENT! By Tolu Babaleye

I listened to the Independent Day National broadcast of President Muhammadu Buhari this morning, he talks about our past and the progress made so far in our 60 years of journey as a Nation. Our President spoke about the future and gave hope of a better tomorrow. In my opinion, at 60, there is nothing to write home about Nigeria. This is a 60 years motion without movement.

From what I read in History books, pre-independence and shortly after independence up till 1980 was a very good time in Nigeria. That was a period when Yakubu Gowon was said to have said “the problem of Nigeria is not money but that of how to spend it”.

That was the period that United Arab Emirate (Dubai) was still a desert and when the King of that Emirate sent emissary to Nigeria to borrow money from us to develop that desert to what it is today and Nigeria Leaders then was said to have turned down the request on the ground that Dubai project was not viable but what do we have today? The same Nigerian Leaders who turned down that request have now made Dubai their second home, what an irony!

In the said same speech, President Buhari did a comparative analysis of fuel price in the world and concluded that it makes no sense for fuel to be cheaper in Saudi Arabia than Nigeria, what a comparison.

The meaning of that statement is that it makes sense for Nigerians to continue their suffering and continue to buy fuel through their noses in the midst of other sufferings from insecurity, Boko Haram, hunger, unemployment, lack of power and energy to mention a few!

Our President is comparing fuel price in Nigeria to Saudi Arabia without considering the other side of power and energy stability, abundant empowerment opportunities, flourishing Agriculture and Tourism that makes sense and abound in Saudi Arabia.

Let someone tell the President that the followings too do not make sense in Nigeria compare to Saudi Arabia!

1. It does not make sense for Saudi Arabia to be more secured than Nigeria.

2. It does not make sense for Nigeria to be bedevilled with insurgents like Boko Haram, Fulani Herdsmen, Kidnappers, Bandits and Cattle Rustlers while Saudi Arabia and its people have continued to live in peace.

3. It doesn’t make sense for Nigerians to be in hunger and to become the poverty headquarters of the World at 60 and for the basic amenities to be out of reach of an ordinary Nigerian, for instance, what sense does it make for rice which is a common staple in Nigeria to be sold for 30k or thereabouts than in Saudi Arabia where same commodity is sold for less than 10k.

4. It doesn’t make sense for Nepotism and one sided appointment and recruitment to favour one section of the country than another and for the security apparatus to be high jacked by a section of the country against the other in Nigeria than in Saudi Arabia.

5. It doesn’t make sense for unemployed youths to be roaming the streets in Nigeria than in Saudi Arabia where they are fully engaged and where not immediately engaged after graduating are captured by social security services.

6. It doesn’t make sense for corruption to take over in Nigeria to the extent that a whooping 30BN is said to have been spent on COVID 19 with a bogus and unreasonable claim of feeding School children who are at home with their parents during the lock down only for the billions involved to be traced to bank accounts of individuals in Nigeria than in Saudi Arabia where their resources are channelled towards their economy.

7. What sense does it make for minimum wage in Nigeria to be 30k while it is over 200k in Saudi Arabia.
8. It doesn’t make any sense for Nigerians not to have alternative to fuel energy at the moment as there is no gas energy and electricity unlike in Saudi Arabia where the Citizens have many alternatives and can choose not to buy fuel for one year.

Before I end this post, I wish to ask this question “who wrote the Independent Day Speech of Mr. President”? That person did a great disservice with the sentence that “it does not make sense for fuel to be cheaper in Nigeria than Saudi Arabia”.

That clause is provocative, senseless and annoying and should not have been said to Nigerians on occasion of Independent day celebration as there is no basis for comparison between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia! The two countries are hundred of poles apart.

Happy Independence Nigeria, let’s continue to have hope, It shall be well with us!

TOLU BABALEYE ESQ writes from Akungba-Akoko!

(Ondo State born Lawyer)

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